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As Brene Brown says, "it’s not burnout, it's a spiritual awakening!".I may be a tiny bit biased, but I think burnout people are amongst the most inspirational and genuine people on the planet. They have so much to offer because of their experience of losing so much. There’s much to learn from humility that comes from having to pull on the handbrake whilst driving at 100 miles per hour, coming to a crashing halt, no longer able to make the engine turn over. Whilst I’m...

Tinnitus is one of those symptoms that, unless you have it, you can never understand what it is like to hear that constant noise. Or, at least that is what has been said to me before. Imagine you have just watched a movie and a bomb explodes on the screen, and the sound of ringing fills the auditorium’s audio as an example of what the actor hears. That is when I first realised I had tinnitus. When the ringing in the movie stopped, the ringing in my ears did not. I remember, to begin with,...

When working with clients and organisations, coaches are privileged to gain a window into an organisation’s culture and behaviour. Staff may not be treated well and sadly it is often not what should be expected of the workplace in 2019. Client's spend time with their coach learning to trust and they begin to unwind their stories. The common parlance and the easy stuff is usually about the boss, the colleagues, the work they do, the pressure they are under, the market, redundancy...

When we’re stressed, we tend to know about it. There may be a particular event making you feel stressed, such as a big presentation at work or knowing you have to have a difficult discussion with a friend. Sometimes, however, stress is caused by a build-up of lots of little things.

When this happens, you may not realise how stressed you are. Stress might manifest in physical symptoms, or you may notice you behave differently. If this continues unnoticed and you don’t make changes to...

You can’t scroll Instagram for more than a few seconds without stumbling upon posts featuring the latest protein oats recipe, information on carb loading or a HIIT workout designed by a celebrity. There are thousands of personal trainers, nutritionists and body transformation coaches providing a wealth of information everywhere you turn. We are flooded with guidance on what to eat, what not to eat, how to go vegan, how to train, how to fast and what to wear. What we don’t see as...

Anxiety can be disabling for those who are suffering from it, and it can also have an impact on family and colleagues too. It can affect anyone, however strong or usually positive you are. The good news is that it can nearly always be overcome.  7 steps to help you deal with anxiety 1. Understand and accept its logic and purposeRealising the true (positive) purpose of your anxiety makes it less threatening and easier to understand. It can be surprising, that although it may seem that the...

I have been asked many times whether coaching is right for grief and loss. To begin with, it may interest you to know that grief is not ‘officially’ categorised as a mental illness (although the side effects can be), so it doesn’t necessarily require any treatment from a mental health professional. Outside of mental health services, there are many counsellors, therapists and coaches who have all trained and specialised in grief and loss. It is my own experience of grief and...

The New Year is here and represents the perfect time for you to overhaul your life and endeavour to be the best version of yourself that you can be. A life coach is the best person to help you do this, but not everyone is ready to take this step. If you’re not quite ready to employ a life coach, I’ve come up with a six-step development plan that you can do on your own, in the comfort of your own home. This program is easy to do and will deliver you real results. You will need a...